- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51411 WP No. 7570 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN WRIT PETITION NO. 7570 OF 2022 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: 1. JOGI @ SHIVARAMAIAH S/O SIDDAIAH AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS AREHALLI VIILLAGE-562 159 RAMANGARA TALUK. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. CHANDRANATH ARIGA K., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. MR. JAYALINGAPPA M.K. ASSISTANT SUB-INSPECTOR OF POLICE CHANNAPATNA RURAL POLICE STASTION CHANNAPATNA-562 160. 2. THE STATE THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER CHANNAPATNA RURAL POLICE STATION CHANNAPATNA-562 160. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. K.NAGESHWARAPPA, HCGP) THIS PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA R/W SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C., PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR IN CRIME NO.62/2021 DATED Digitally signed by GEETHA P G Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51411 WP No. 7570 of 2022 08.05.2021 ON THE FILE OF THE PRL. CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, CHANNAPATNA (ANNEXURE-B) AND ETC. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THROUGH PHYSICAL HEARING/VIDEO CONFERENCING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN ORAL ORDER It is a case of road rage, where upon being stopped by the Police, the petitioner who was a tractor driver, who was driving the tractor quarreled with the Police. It resulted in the Police registering a crime under Sections 353, 504 and 506 of IPC against the petitioner herein. The petitioner has filed the instant petition with a prayer to quash the FIR in Crime No.62/2021 pending on the file of Prl. Civil Judge (Jr.Dn) and J.M.F.C., Channapatna. 2. In the meanwhile, it is submitted that the Police have filed a final report alleging that the petitioner has committed offences under Sections 353, 504 and 506 of IPC and the same is pending before Prl. Civil Judge (Jr.Dn.) and JMFC, Channapatna by way of C.C.No.1707/2022. 3. In the meanwhile, the petitioner has gone and apologized to the concerned Police personnel with whom he had - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51411 WP No. 7570 of 2022 quarreled and the learned High Court Government Pleader upon instructions, submits that the Police do not intend to press the charges against the accused/petitioner herein. 4. It is seen that, apart from verbal altercation nothing much has happened between the complainant-Police and the petitioner herein and it is in the interest of both the parties concerned to quash the proceedings against the petitioner when the concerned Police have accepted the apology of the petitioner. 5. Hence, the following: ORDER (i) The petition stands allowed; (ii) The proceedings in C.C.No.1707/2022 pending on the file of Prl. Civil Judge (Jr.Dn) and JMFC, Channapatna against the petitioner herein stand quashed. SD/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE PGG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 54